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About Mt. Emei Green Mao Feng 

One of China's four mountains sacred to Buddhism, Mt. Emei in Sichuan province is often toured by travellers visiting its historic temples and luxuriant scenery. The mountain mists make many areas around Mt. Emei famous tea producers. Tea-picking takes place about ten days before Qingming Festival in early April. The dried leaf is dark green and eyebrow-shaped, and brews a golden cup with a smooth finish and long-lasting aftertaste. The beverage lifts the spirits while imparting a feeling of relaxation. Best flavor is obtained by steeping with water temperature well below boiling, infusing one to three minutes.

About Mao Feng Tea

Mao Feng, 'hairy mountain tea' in Chinese, is one of Chinese green tea classes, indicated by its straight and sturdy leaves and unsophisticated style. 

Listed the 3rd celebrated green tea in China, only after Dragon Well and Bi Luo Chun, its production followed restrictive rules. There are four grades in this tea. The first grade is harvested around the end of March, and the second to fourth grades are cropped afterwards. There are three procedures in its making - withering, hand-rolling, and roasting.

About Mount Emei

Emei-Shan is a lush and tall sacred mountain dotted with twenty active temples and monestaries linked by hundreds of thousands of stairs. It has been one of the Middle Kingdom's four Buddhist Mountains since the advent of Buddhism in China and is nowadays a popular pilgrimage site. In season, you will share the path with people of all ages and all walks of life attempting the arduous climb of more than 2500m elevation gain. Despite the boisterous activity at the temples, shrouded in clouds of incense, the mountain is vast so there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy without disturbances the scenic views over precipituous crags, and the beautiful forest of pine, fir, and cedar trees. Emei-Shan is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Emei is in Sichuan, 200km south of Chengdu, and can be reached by train.